Are We Answering Student Questions? | Science Updates | TAPP 92
The A&P Professor
Episode 92 is all about how we can use customer-service concepts in education. Tune in and hear Kevin Patton discuss the importance of being a good listener and empathetic responder. You’ll also hear about new research that shows not all plaques are bad actors when it comes to Alzheimer disease. And finally, find out how to get free almost-daily updates on life science, teaching, and learning! 00:00 | Introduction 00:53 | New Discovery about Plaque 08:33 | Sponsored by AAA 09:51 | New TAPP Science & Education Updates 15:23 | Sponsored by HAPI 16:45 | Are We Answering Student...
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Burnout! A Chat with Rebecca Pope-Ruark | TAPP 91
The A&P Professor
Burnout is a serious issue that can affect your health, relationships, and job performance. It’s important to know the signs of burnout so you can take steps to prevent it from happening in the first place. But if you do experience burnout, don’t panic! There are ways for you to get back on track and feel good again. Listen to this episode of The A&P Professor with Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark about how we can avoid, deal with, or be there for others experiencing burnout! You'll be glad you did! 00:00 | Introduction 00:48 | Rebecca Pope-Ruark 02:42 | Sponsored by AAA 04:08 |...
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Taking Bold Steps in Teaching | Notetaking | Science Updates | TAPP 90
The A&P Professor
Episode 90 of The A&P Professor podcast is a thematic smörgåsbord, full of tasty tidbits to share with students and colleagues. Host Kevin Patton talks about dealing with resistance when we try to take bold steps in teaching. Is note taking better with a paper or an electronic device? The effects of diluting blood plasma on aging (don't try this at home).And the phenomenon of pandemic weight change. 00:00 | Introduction 01:06 | Notetaking: Paper or Digital? 13:14 | Sponsored by AAA 14:53 | Pandemic Twenty? 19:27 | Sponsored by HAPI 20:39 | Diluted Blood: Fountain of Youth?...
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Smooth Teaching with Slides: Animations to Dramatize the Story of Anatomy & Physiology | Science Updates | TAPP 89
The A&P Professor
Host Kevin Patton outlines several new discoveries, including the function of background noise in the brain, how exercise triggers immunity, a possible blood marker for longevity, and how mitochondria are organized during cell division. And he discusses how easy animation effects can help students focus on important elements of the story of anatomy and physiology. 00:00 | Quotation & Intro 00:47 | Brain's Background Noise 08:06 | Sponsored by AAA 09:12 | How Exercise Triggers Immunity 13:30 | Sponsored by HAPI 14:41 | Mitochondria During Cell Division 22:10 | Sponsored by...
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The Proper Order of Topics in A&P | Leaderboards | Student Frustration | TAPP 88
The A&P Professor
Ever wonder why topics in A&P seem to have a uniform order of topics in all the courses & textbooks? Host Kevin Patton discusses the proper order of those concepts. We continue the discussion of gamification, including a focus on leaderboards. And we tackle why pandemic learning causes students to lament that they have to teach themselves. 00:00 | Quotation & Intro 00:44 | More on Gamification 06:20 | Sponsored by AAA 07:38 | Leaderboard Competition 16:02 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:16 | Pandemic Feelings of Learning 25:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 26:16 | Order of...
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Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A&P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests | TAPP 87
The A&P Professor
Allowing students to earn badges in the A&P course provides motivation to master all the concepts and also provides granular documentation of learning beyond the transcripted course grade. Host Kevin Patton shares his experience, along with a discussion of skin color in teaching future health professionals and the use of refresher tests to get students ready for their A&P course. 00:00 | Quotation 00:46 | Refresher Tests 08:49 | Sponsored by AAA 10:13 | Black & Brown Skin 19:48 | Sponsored by HAPI 20:54 | Badges 1: Digital Micro-Credentials 29:06 | Sponsored by HAPS...
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What a Year! | Pandemic Teaching & More | A Reflection | TAPP 86
The A&P Professor
In his annual look back at this podcast, host Kevin Patton reviews what we learned this year in A&P teaching. Which was a lot! He also looks ahead to what to expect in teaching—and in the podcast—as we go forward. 00:49 | Looking Back 10:15 | Those Darn Sponsor Messages 14:40 | There's More! 22:49 | Psychic Predictions 38:30 | TAPP Community 47:02 | TAPP Education | TAPP-ed 51:34 | Our Complex Selves 55:35 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player . Please take the anonymous survey: Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN...
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Student Evaluations of Teaching II: Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies | TAPP 85
The A&P Professor
Host Kevin Patton continues the discussion about student evaluations of teaching (SETs) with a set of strategies to make them work better, or at least mitigate some of the potentially bad or ugly outcomes. There are things we can do proactively before a SET, actively during a SET, and reactively after a SET. Listen to hear them all! 00:00 | Quotation 00:57 | Student Evaluation of Teaching: Part II 04:16 | Sponsored by AAA 05:39 | Proactive Strategies 12:49 | Sponsored by HAPI 14:03 | Active Strategies 29:52 | Sponsored by HAPS 31:18 | Reactive Strategies 46:15 | Cookies!...
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Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | TAPP 84
The A&P Professor
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are problematic in many ways—but perhaps useful in other ways. Host Kevin Patton discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly. What are the issues and what's behind those issues? 00:47 | Student Evaluation of Teaching (intro) 02:28 | Share the Fun: Refer & Earn 05:37 | The Good 08:39 | Sponsored by AAA 10:12 | The Bad 26:10 | Sponsored by HAPI 28:13 | The Ugly 44:15 | Sponsored by HAPS 45:26 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player . Please take the anonymous survey: Questions &...
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Actual Learning vs. Feeling of Learning | Journal Club Episode | TAPP 83
The A&P Professor
Krista Rompolski again joins host Kevin Patton for a Journal Club episode to discuss a study of whether student feelings of how much they learn accurately reflect their actual learning. What were the results and how do they impact the effectiveness of our courses? 00:46 | Kevin & Krista: Journal Club 02:43 | Sponsored by AAA 04:00 | Article Summary 09:52 | Sponsored by HAPI 11:36 | Feeling of Learning vs. Actual Learning 35:39 | Sponsored by HAPS 36:51 | More Discussion: Our Students 47:49 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player . Please...
info_outlineHost Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on standards for test frequency in the A&P course.
There's more... a few content updates and end-of-year reminders... plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club.
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Topics
- Inheritance of red hair
- New information on how we form sensory maps in our brain
- Featured: Kevin answers Krista Rompolski's question about test frequency in A&P
Word Dissections
- Omnigenic
- Primary somatosensory cortex
- Homunculus
- Here's an example: my-ap.us/2zX3NqO
Book Club
- Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos
- Browse The A&P Professor Book Club
- Storytelling in teaching: Episode 12
End of Year
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- End-of-term debriefing
- Review tips for debriefing in Episode 17
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